Welcome To al-Khunayzir - الخنيزر (ערב אל-ח'ניזיר)

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Occupation Date

May 20, 1948

Distance From District

10 (km) South of Baysan

Elevation

-200 (meters)

Before & After Nakba, Click Map For Details

Pre-Nakba Map showing before and after destruction

Map Location

See location #28 on the map

View from satellite

Military Operation

Operation Gideon

Attacking Units

Golani Brigade

Exodus Cause

Influence of fall of, or exoduce from, neighboring town

Village Temains

The village was completely destroyed, and only the village cemetery remained.

Ethnically Cleansing

al-Khunayzir inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.

Pre-Nakba
Land Ownership

Ethnic Group	Land Ownership (Dunums)*
Arab	1,966
Jewish	1000
Public	141
**Total	3,107

*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics
**Town Lands' Demarcation Maps

Land Usage
As of 1945

Land Usage	Arab (Dunum)*	Jewish (Dunum)*
Citrus Groves	18	0
Irrigated & Plantation	1,658	701
Planted W/ Cereal	256	299
Arable	1,932	1,000
Non-Arable	175	0

*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics

Population

Year	Population*
1922	83
1931	200
1945	260
1948	302
Est. Refugees 1998	1,852

*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics

Number of Houses

Year	Number of Houses
1931	47
1948	70

Near By Towns

'Arab al-'Arida ↖		'Arab al-Safa ↗
al-Hamra ←	al-Khunayzir	→ Jordan River
	↓ al-Fatur

Town's Name Through History

al-Khunayzir was also known by 'Arab al-Khunayzir.

Water Supply

The springs of 'Uyun Umm al-Faraj and 'Ayn al-Khanazir used to supply the village with its water supplies.

Archeological Sites

The village contains Tall Abu al-Fare which was used by the villagers as a cemetery.

Exculsive Jewish Colonies
Who Usurped Village Lands

Tirat Tzvi

Village Before Nakba

The village stood on flat terrain on the western edge of the village of al-Zarra'a, which diminished in size after the establishment of the Jewish colony of Tirat Tzvi in 1937. A secondary road linked it to the Baysan-Jericho highway, and other roads connected it to adjacent villages. AI-Khunayzir was initially a seasonal campsite for nomadic Bedouin who eventually settled there year round. Their dwellings, both adobe houses and tents, were dispersed over a wide area. All of the people of al-Khunayzir were Muslims. They drew water from springs north and southeast of the site for domestic use as well as for crop irrigation. They grew fruit, vegetables, and grain. In 1944/45 a total of 18 dunums was devoted to citrus and bananas and 256 dunums were allocated to cereals; 1,658 dunums were irrigated or used for orchards.

Zionists Colonies on Village Lands

The settlement of Tirat Tzvi was established on the lands of the villages of al-Khunayzir and al-Zarra'a in 1937.

Village Today

The only remaining landmark is a cemetery on Tall Abu al-Faraj , north of the site. To the north and west of this tell are the springs of Uyun Umm al-Faraj and Ayn al-Khanazir. Most of the village site and the land around it are covered with palm trees.

Source

Dr. Walid al-Khalidi, 1992: All That Remains.

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